The Portland daily press., 1887-09-09
STILL BOOMING.
Big Crowds Throng the State Fair
Grounds at Lewiston.
Some Record Breaking Witnessed In
the Races Of Yesterday.
Reports of the Speeches Delivered a,
the Big Campfire.
Especial to the Press.]

night IL came down In torrents, but in the
morning the sun arose as smilingly as ever
and cool breeze was Indicative of an In.
dian summer day. The steam and horse
cars have been loaded all day. There wa:
probably between three and four thousand
more people in the city than there was here
yesterday. The grounds contained larger
number than yesterday, and, as usual
Thursday win be the banner day. Wednes-
days receipts aggregated $4,000. The fore
noon exercises consisted of exhibition OF
pulling oxen, and entries of stock for prizes as
In the first days programme.
About the same number as yesterday at
tended the races In the afternoon. They
were fully as interesting as those of Wednes.
day. The following is detailed account Of
each race
3MINUTE CLAss-PURsE $500.
This was indeed an excellent beginning OF
the afternoons programme. Five horses
entered this heat-all fine looking animals
and approached the pole in this order: Vic
toria, 1st; Co. H., ID; See, Sd; Cunard, Jr.,
4th, and Doctor last. They all started off
handsomely, Victoria getting place No. 1.
Geo. III. No. 2. Geo. III. spurted and passed
Victoria on the first quarter and the Doctor
trotted alongside. See took fifth place. There
was loud applause as the Doctor and Vic
toria came down the home stretch together
with Cunard at their heels. Victoria, after
passing the first half, took a short lead At
the third quarter another pretty pull was
made by both Cunard, Doctor and Victoria.
There was not half length between either
OF them. The line was reached in the fol-
lowing order: CuDard, 1st; Doctor, I'd Vic
toria, Sd ; Geo. III. 4th; See, 9TH. Time-2. 500.
The second heat was tame affair, as far
as the speed of the horses was concerned.
They were looking well, but were not
down the first half in the position as in the
previous heat, this was the best part of the
race. They came in in a procession thus /:
Cunard 1st, Docter I'd, Victoria Sd. Time,
2.43t.
Cunard struck out from the wire like a
whirlwind, in the third heat. Smells Port
land Docter next came at a fine gait and
Victoria was good third At the first
quarter Cunard had safe lead. On the last
half Of the back stretch he went for all he
was worth, leaving the field in the rear,
which was trotting well. Cunard came un-
der the wire length ahead, with the Doctor
second and Victoria third, Time, 246.
THREE YEARS AND UNDER-PURsE 500.
The horses in this race were Blacksmith,
Charlie Ross and Henry NJ. Teller. The or
der of starting was Teller 1st, Charlie Ross
ID and Blacksmith Sd. Blacksmith is a good
horse and trotted finely. and he took the
lead and kept it until he reached the third
quarter. Blacksmith made his big,gain on the
first quarter, but Teller took front place at
the three-quarter pole. The other two hors-
es did pretty well. Blacksmith showed his
best points coming down the home stretch.
Teller came in second and Ross third fTima
2.55.
In the second heat Blacksmith captured
nrst position, ana his Penobscot admirers
rent the air with yells. Before much terri
into procession and until the end was un-
interesting. Blacksmith was first horse,
Teller I'd and Ross Sd. Time, 2.55.
2.32 cLAss-PURsE $3.50.
The first heat in this class was A l. Maud
L. drew the pole, Mikado was second, Kate
third. Katie b. fourth, and Sancho fifth
They were game looking lot, all of them
being horses of the 2.30 grade. 1t was nip
and tuck from the start. Mikado sneaked
the pole from Maud L. just after the word
at the first quarter. Kate L. was second
here and Maud L.. fourth. Sancho was in
the lead at the half by one length. Katie b.
second and Kate third. At the three-quarter
pole Katie Il. made an exciting struggle
with Sancho for second place, and in coming
mendous cheers. Kate was right at their
heels and Mand l.. and Mikado came close
Dehlnd, all coming under the line as follows:
hatle hrst Sancho second, Maud l. third,
Mikado, fourth, Kate fifth. Time, 234.
In the second heat Katie B took the lead.
Sancho was good second. Maud L third,
and Mikado fourth. On the first quarter
Kate took Mikado's place. Maud l. made
tough fight for third place at the three
quarter pole, at which point Katie B slowly.
but surely left the field. Here Maud L. Sc
cured second place, Mikado taking third. On
the home stretch Sancho trotted into third
place and squirt for the wire took place be-
tween Katie b, Maud l.. and Sancho. Kate
ana Mlkado were struggling behind, when
suddenly Charlie Record, the driver of Mi
kado, was pitched violently from his sulky
upon the track and all were bundled togeth-
er In the dust. The sulky was damaged
slightly. but the man and horse escaped un-
hurt. The horses struck the wire in the fol-
lowing positions: Katie b first, Maud l.
second and Kate third. Time, 232
Starting In the third heat Katie had the
pole, but Maud l. took it from her on the
first turn and led at the half by neck. 1t
was the fight OF the day from that out and
the spectators became wild with excitement
The finish was so close between Maud l. and
Katie that the Judges declared the race a
uCHQ uCdt Z.OO. 10lS put TWO more
Maine bred horses into the 2.30 class.
The fourth heat was won by Katie b
The NTH and deciding heat was won by
hatle IL, she thus winning the $3.50. Maud
l. came second, Sancho third, and Kate
fourth. Time, 2.32.
PONY RACE.
Then came the pony race Psnnypost,
Dotty Dimple and Bessie were entered PEN
nypost took an immediate first, but was
crowded hard by Dotty Dimple This race
was amusing and exciting and was applaud
ed by the spectators. Score, Dotty Dimple
/, Pennypost 2, Bessie 3 time 1.16.
In the second heat Pennypost took the
lead to the quarter, with Dotty Dimple at
ner side, with Bessy, flying after them. 1t
was a change from the previous race and the
crowd appreciated it. Score: Dotty Dimple
!, Pennypost 2, Bessy 3; time 1.151.
The Campfire.
The campfire yesterday was one of the
prominent features of the week and will be
remembered as one of the pleasantest
gatherings Of Grand Army men ever held in
Maine. Two thousand people were present
in the rink when the exercises commenced.
Upon the stage sat Department Commander
Galley, Senator VIM. p. Frye, Congressman
Chas. A. Boutelle of Bangor, Congressman
N. Dingley, Jr., Hon. Henry B. Cleaves of
Portland, Judge Enoch Foster Of Bethel.
Judge of the Supreme Bench of Maine. Rev.
q. II. Shinn Of Deering, the jolly chaplain
of the Grand Army, Past Department Com
manders. Augustus Hamlin of Bangor: T..
nj. Shaw of Nashua, N H., and Nelson
Howard, ex-Mayor of Lewiston. besides an
array of dignitaries of the Grand Army
gray-headed men with many an emnty
sleeve. The gathering was notable.
After an appropriate opening, Department
Commander Richard X. Galley of Portland
introduced Congressman DiDgley, who was
received most cordially.
MR.. DINGLEY's SPEECH.
Mr.. Dingley said: ''In behalf of the citi.
zens of Lewiston and Auburn, l desire to
welcome you to this place. 1t always affords
us much qualification to meet here any OF
our fellow citizens on the occasion of the
annual State Fair. But this qualification is
heightened when these fellow citizens are
the surviving veterans who fought SO sue.
cessfully for liberty and union in the late
war, and especially when they gather. here to
hold Sta te campfire to revive old memories
and rene W old friendship.
81 see before me surviving representatives
of all or nearly all the thirty -four regiments
72,945 soldiers, who went forth from this
State between 1861 and 1865, to aid in the de.
fence of the Union. More than a quarter OF
n century has nasSed since soma of 80,